Apparatus and method for zero-configuration interworking between devices, and distributed home network system using the same

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for zero-configuration interworking between devices, which solves an expandability problem and does not require a home gateway. The apparatus for zero-configuration interworking between devices includes: an operation mode input unit for receiving an operation mode select signal; a human life standard message generation unit for generating a human life standard message corresponding to the operation mode select signal; a message transmission unit for broadcasting the human life standard message to all other devices in a home; a message reception unit for receiving a human life standard message from the other devices in the home; a setting information storage unit storing information of a preset human life mode; and an operation processing unit for processing an operation corresponding to a human life mode within the received human life standard message, according to the information of the setting information storage unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for zero-configuration interworking between devices, comprising:
 an operation mode input unit for receiving an operation mode select signal;   a human life standard message generation unit for generating, based on the operation mode select signal input by the operation mode input unit, a human life standard message corresponding to the operation mode select signal;   a message transmission unit for broadcasting the human life standard message generated by the human life standard message generation unit to all other devices in a home;   a message reception unit for receiving a human life standard message transmitted from the other devices in the home;   a setting information storage unit for storing information of a preset human life mode; and   an operation processing unit for processing, based on a human life mode within the human life standard message received by the message reception unit, an operation corresponding to the human life mode according to the information of the setting information storage unit.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the operation mode input unit receives the operation mode select signal according to a specific mode that a user personally selects from among various human life modes of a relevant apparatus. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the operation mode select signal is a signal indicating that any one mode is selected from among a low-noise mode, an outgoing mode, a fire-emergency mode, a sleep mode, a crime prevention mode, an in-room mode, a cooling and heating mode, and a study mode. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the human life standard message indicates a state and demand of a human, which do not change with time, and the human life standard message includes information of any one mode among a low-noise mode, an outgoing mode, a fire-emergency mode, a sleep mode, a crime prevention mode, an in-room mode, a cooling and heating mode, and a study mode. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the human life standard message generated by the human life standard message generation unit is broadcasted through a network hub. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising,
 a control unit for controlling, based on the human life standard message received by the message reception unit, switching to an operation mode corresponding to the human life standard message.   
     
     
         7 . A method for zero-configuration interworking between devices, comprising:
 generating, by a human life standard message generation unit, a human life standard message corresponding to an operation mode select signal, based on the received operation mode select signal; and   broadcasting, by a message transmission unit, the human life standard message to all other devices in a home.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the operation mode select signal is a signal generated according as a user personally selects a specific mode among various human life modes. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the operation mode select signal is a signal indicating that any one mode is selected from among a low-noise mode, an outgoing mode, a fire-emergency mode, a sleep mode, a crime prevention mode, an in-room mode, a cooling and heating mode, and a study mode. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the human life standard message indicates a state and demand of a human, which do not change with time, and the human life standard message includes information of any one mode among a low-noise mode, an outgoing mode, a fire-emergency mode, a sleep mode, a crime prevention mode, an in-room mode, a cooling and heating mode, and a study mode. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein in broadcasting the human life standard message, the human life standard message is broadcasted through a network hub. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 receiving, by a message reception unit, a human life standard message transmitted from the other devices in the home; and   processing, by an operation processing unit, an operation according to predetermined information, based on a human life mode within the human life standard message.   
     
     
         13 . A distributed home network system, comprising:
 a network hub; and   a device, connected with other devices through the network hub, including an operation mode input unit for receiving an operation mode select signal, a human life standard message generation unit for generating, based on the operation mode select signal input by the operation mode input unit, a human life standard message corresponding to the operation mode select signal, a message transmission unit for broadcasting the human life standard message generated by the human life standard message generation unit to all other devices in a home, a message reception unit for receiving a human life standard message transmitted from the other devices in the home, a setting information storage unit for storing information of a preset human life mode, and an operation processing unit for processing, based on a human life mode within the human life standard message received by the message reception unit, an operation corresponding to the human life mode according to the information of the setting information storage unit.   
     
     
         14 . The distributed home network system of  claim 13 , wherein the operation mode input unit receives the operation mode select signal according to a specific mode that a user personally selects from among various human life modes of a relevant device. 
     
     
         15 . The distributed home network system of  claim 13 , wherein the operation mode select signal is a signal indicating that any one mode is selected from among a low-noise mode, an outgoing mode, a fire-emergency mode, a sleep mode, a crime prevention mode, an in-room mode, a cooling and heating mode, and a study mode. 
     
     
         16 . The distributed home network system of  claim 13 , wherein the human life standard message indicates a state and demand of a human, which do not change with time, and the human life standard message includes information of any one mode among a low-noise mode, an outgoing mode, a fire-emergency mode, a sleep mode, a crime prevention mode, an in-room mode, a cooling and heating mode, and a study mode. 
     
     
         17 . The distributed home network system of  claim 13 , wherein the device further comprises a control unit for controlling, based on the human life standard message received by the message reception unit, switching to an operation mode corresponding to the human life standard message.